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John P. Newnham is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research predominantly falls within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields such as Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Surgery.

The scientist has contributed significantly to topics including:

  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

John P. Newnham's frequent co-authors include:

  • Matthew W. Kemp
  • Haruo Usuda
  • Alan H. Jobe
  • Masatoshi Saito
  • Tsukasa Takahashi

Their research has been published in multiple journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Pediatric Research

Some recent papers by John P. Newnham include:

  • Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of blood DNA methylation in newborns and children identifies numerous loci related to gestational age, 2020, Genome Medicine
  • A specific bacterial DNA signature in the vagina of Australian women in midpregnancy predicts high risk of spontaneous preterm birth (the Predict1000 study), 2020, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Antenatal corticosteroids: a reappraisal of the drug formulation and dose, 2020, Pediatric Research
  • Effects of delayed versus immediate umbilical cord clamping in reducing death or major disability at 2 years corrected age among very preterm infants (APTS): a multicentre, randomised clinical trial, 2021, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
  • A multi-centre, open label, randomised, parallel-group, superiority Trial to compare the efficacy of URsodeoxycholic acid with RIFampicin in the management of women with severe early onset Intrahepatic Cholestasis of pregnancy: the TURRIFIC randomised trial, 2021, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Best Publications

  • Repeated antenatal corticosteroids: size at birth and subsequent development.

    Noel P. French;Ronald Hagan;Sharon F. Evans;Maryellen Godfrey

  • Effects of frequent ultrasound during pregnancy:a randomised controlled trial

    J.P. Newnham;S.F. Evans;C.A. Michael;F.J. Stanley

  • Genome-wide associations for birth weight and correlations with adult disease

    Momoko Horikoshi;Robin N. Beaumont;Felix R. Day;Nicole M. Warrington;Nicole M. Warrington

  • Pre-pregnancy body mass index and pregnancy outcomes

    D.A. Doherty;E.F. Magann;J. Francis;J.C. Morrison

  • Prostaglandins and mechanisms of preterm birth

    John R G Challis;Deborah M Sloboda;Nadia Alfaidy;Steven J Lye

  • A randomized clinical trial of exercise during pregnancy to prevent gestational diabetes mellitus and improve pregnancy outcome in overweight and obese pregnant women

    Chen Wang;Yumei Wei;Xiaoming Zhang;Yue Zhang

  • Repetitive prenatal glucocorticoids improve lung function and decrease growth in preterm lambs

    Machiko Ikegami;Alan H. Jobe;John Newnham;Daniel H. Polk

  • The fetal placental hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, parturition and post natal health.

    J.R.G. Challis;J.R.G. Challis;D.M. Sloboda;D.M. Sloboda;S.G. Matthews;S.G. Matthews;A. Holloway;A. Holloway

  • Repeated antenatal corticosteroids: Effects on cerebral palsy and childhood behavior

    Noel P French;Ronald Hagan;Ronald Hagan;Sharon F Evans;Annie Mullan

  • New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism.

    Momoko Horikoshi;Hanieh Yaghootkar;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Ulla Sovio;Ulla Sovio

  • Delayed versus Immediate Cord Clamping in Preterm Infants

    William O Tarnow-Mordi;Jonathan Morris;Adrienne Kirby;K Robledo

  • Antenatal endotoxin and glucocorticoid effects on lung morphometry in preterm lambs.

    Karen E Willet;Alan H Jobe;Machiko Ikegami;John Newnham

  • Prenatal inflammation and lung development

    Boris W. Kramer;Suhas Kallapur;John Newnham;Alan H. Jobe

  • Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy, low birth weight and subsequent blood pressure in early childhood

    Kevin V Blake;Lyle C Gurrin;Sharon F Evans;Lawrence J Beilin

  • Dose and time response after intraamniotic endotoxin in preterm lambs.

    Boris W. Kramer;Timothy J. Moss;Karen E. Willet;John P. Newnham

  • Predictors of body mass index and associations with cardiovascular risk factors in Australian children: a prospective cohort study.

    Valerie Burke;Lawrence Beilin;Karen Simmer;Wendy Oddy

  • Pre‐ and postnatal influences on preschool mental health: a large‐scale cohort study

    Monique Robinson;Monique Robinson;Wendy H. Oddy;Wendy H. Oddy;Jianghong Li;Garth E. Kendall

  • Programming effects in sheep of prenatal growth restriction and glucocorticoid exposure

    Timothy J. M. Moss;Deborah M. Sloboda;Lyle C. Gurrin;Richard Harding

  • [Effects of frequent ultrasound during pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial].

    Newnham Jp;Sharon Sf;Michael Ca;Stanley Fj

  • New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism

    Momoko Horikoshi;Hanieh Yaghootkar;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Ulla Sovio

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan H. Jobe
Alan H. Jobe Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Suhas G. Kallapur
Suhas G. Kallapur University of California, Los Angeles
Craig E. Pennell
Craig E. Pennell University of Newcastle Australia
Fiona J. Stanley
Fiona J. Stanley Telethon Kids Institute
John R. G. Challis
John R. G. Challis University of Toronto
Andrew J. O. Whitehouse
Andrew J. O. Whitehouse Telethon Kids Institute
Lyle J. Palmer
Lyle J. Palmer University of Adelaide
Peter D. Sly
Peter D. Sly University of Queensland
Trevor A. Mori
Trevor A. Mori University of Western Australia
Nicole M. Warrington
Nicole M. Warrington University of Queensland

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